[R-390] auction scams

[Thomas W Leiper]

On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:34:42 -0500 (CDT) "Jim Shorney"
<jshorney@inebraska.com> writes:
> Not necessarily.  I have frequently beaten snipers with a 
> reasonable proxy bid.  So much fun to watch, too.

But a "reasonable" proxy bid will never win against an
"unreasonable" snipe bid, assuming the sniper has the
balls to place a bid that trumps everything. And that's
where it gets a little more tricky... you have to make
sure that your "unreasonable" bid is well higher than all
the "reasonable" bids, but below another possible
sniper's "unreasonable" bid. And he is trying to do the
same to you, so the best thing to do is shoot him if
you know where he is...but that's "unreasonable".

Forget it, I'm not bidding anymore. I'm just going to
start selling. Who wants my cherry SP-600 for $1500?

R. E. ffolkes